Obama Lavished Chris Christie With Praise During Their New Jersey Storm Damage Tour

President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie showcased their unlikely, Sandy-induced bromance in New Jersey Wednesday, heaping praise on one another during their joint tour of the storm damage along the Jersey coast.

"I want to just let you know that your governor is working overtime to make sure that as soon as possible everybody can get back to normal," Obama told storm survivors at a shelter in Brigantine, according to a White House pool report. "Hopefully if your homes aren't too badly damaged we can get the power back on and get you back in. For those of you whose homes are damaged we've also got Director Fugate of FEMA and one of the things we're going to do is to activate and make sure you guys are getting the help you need as quickly as possible."

Later, when Obama turned the floor over to Christie, the governor returned the favor:

"I just want to tell all of you exactly what the president just said. I know he means it," Christie said, according to the pool report. "We took a whole tour of the coast. He got a chance to see the destruction along the coast of New Jersey and we've been working with Director Fugate here to make sure that the things we need get here. This state is working hard too, you know we're working hard. I want to thank the president for coming here today. It's really important to have the president of the United States acknowledge all the suffering that's going on here in New Jersey and I appreciate it very much. We're going to work together to make sure we get ourselves through this crisis and get everything back to normal. Thank you for coming, sir."